Calla palustris

Also known as Kala

species of plant

OverviewAI-generated

Calla palustris, commonly known as water arum, is a species of plant in the family Araceae. It belongs to the genus Calla and is classified within the order Alismatales, class Liliopsida, and phylum Tracheophyta. The species has a berry fruit type and is used as a medicinal plant. Its IUCN conservation status is listed as Least Concern.

The taxon range for Calla palustris includes China. It has also been introduced to Great Britain and Ireland. Occurrence records are held by institutions such as the University of Alberta Museums, with data from the United States and Canada.

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Species

Calla palustris

SPECIES

KingdomPlantae
PhylumTracheophyta
ClassLiliopsida
OrderAlismatales
FamilyAraceae

Native toAlaska, Alberta, Altay, Amur, Austria, Baltic States, Belarus, Belgium, British Columbia, Buryatiya, Central European Russia, Chita

Observations recorded144,057

Calla palustris Le Calla des marais (Calla palustris) est une plante herbacée pérenne aquatique de la famille des Aracées. On la rencontre dans les régions tempérées et froides de l’hémisphère boréal (distribution eurosibérienne et nord-américaine). Son nom latin – du grec κάλλος – est à mettre en relation avec la beauté de son inflorescence.

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Museum specimens

Specimen records: 6,147
With media: 4,850
Family: Araceae
Collections: UNIVERSITY OF ALBERTA MUSEUMS
Recorded in: United States, Canada

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Encyclopedic overview

Calla is a genus of flowering plant in the family Araceae, containing the single species Calla palustris (bog arum, marsh calla, wild calla, squaw claw, and water-arum). It is the only genus in the tribe Calleae of the subfamily Aroideae. Its systematic position has been described as "puzzling", and it has also been placed in its own family Callaceae and its own subfamily Calloideae.

Description

Excerpted from Wikipedia’s “Calla palustris” article, available under the CC BY-SA 4.0 licence.